Ba­sic char­ac­ter­is­tics of the program:

• Annual open call usually from August to September
• Open to researchers from the humanities, social sciences, behavioral sciences, theology and law, as well as to researchers in other fields who focus on topics related to the human sciences
• Employment, not a grant programme
• Fixed term appointments for 0,5–3 years
• For all career levels beyond the doctorate (post-docs, mid-career researchers, and full professors)
• Usual number of appointments 8–14 per year
• Number of applications has been 250–450 per year, with well over 50 % from outside Finland
• No fixed career stage or discipline quotas

What we offer:

• Time and freedom for concentrated research free from administrative duties and from a large teaching obligation
• Thriving and stimulating collegial work environment in the center of Helsinki, surrounded by libraries
• Salaried positions with associated benefits (paid family and sick leave, pension benefits and occupational health care) in accordance with the General Collective Agreement for Universities
• Office space
• Language check services
• Travel and research allowance
• Taxable relocation allowance for those newly recruited fellows who must relocate to the Helsinki area from elsewhere in Finland and in the world
• Relocation assistance for international fellows
• Social programming and limited in-house wellness services

Expectation from recruited fellows:

• Fellows should concentrate on their research to the best of their abilities, present their research at Collegium seminars and interact with their colleagues
• Fellows must be physically present at the Collegium 80% of the fellowship period
• The annual workload system of 1624 hours used at the University of Helsinki applies
• Teaching requirement of 5% from the second fellowship-year onwards
• Participation in the weekly fellows' seminars, 1 presentation per academic year

The postdoctoral fellowship in the arts aims to develop new forms of cooperation and dialogue between art and scholarship. The positions are primarily intended for persons holding a doctoral degree in the arts. However, also persons engaged in artistic work but having completed a doctoral degree in a different academic field are eligible to apply. Applicants must have completed their doctoral degree by the end of the application period. In addition to the doctoral degree, the requirements for the position include experience of artistic work or artistic research. Practitioners of all fields of art may apply for the position.

The Erik Allardt Fellowship promotes strong academic and cultural exchange between Finland and Sweden within a context of high-quality research in the social and human sciences.

Every academic year the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies offers a residential fellowship for one or two scholars having an affiliation with a university in Sweden. Candidates representing any discipline in the humanities and social sciences and any career stage from post-doctoral researchers to full professors are eligible to apply. The fellowship period is either the entire academic year or one semester.